Healing Hands: The Haute 5 Luxury Spas in Los Angeles

Living in Los Angeles means living with a whole host of stresses – parking tickets, the worry that you won’t make it to yoga on time due to rush hour traffic, and four whole days of rain each year, just to name a few.  When it comes to rest and relaxation, it’s no wonder that we hardened Angelenos take it very seriously.  Whether you feel a knot forming in your neck, or your personal trainer mentions that you look tense, it’s always a smart time to book yourself a massage at one of LA’s most accommodating, luxurious, and rejuvenating spas.  From the boardwalk to Sunset Junction, LA’s haute masseuses will take very good care of you.

Ciel Spa at SLS Hotel

The SLS Hotel is unparalleled when it comes to décor, people watching, cocktails, and now massages – there’s simply nothing like it.  With the opening of their Ciel Spa, the SLS officially began their campaign to steal you from wherever you were going before.  Before heading in to your 60 minute Nirvana, take advantage of the facilities your appointment affords you – like use of the gym and the rooftop pool.  If it’s your gorgeous punim that needs attention, the 60 minute Luminous Facial may be just what you need. And if you’re treating a particular beau, make sure you book him a Gentleman’s Facial and Sports Massage.  You can’t hear the ocean from here, but it will feel like you can.

Ciel Spa at the SLS Hotel is located at 465 La Cienega Blvd. in Beverly Hills 310.246.5650

Thibiant

The middle of Beverly Hills, more specifically Canon Drive, may not be the most relaxing place you can think of.  Unless, that is, you know the joys that await you from within Thibiant Spa.  An oasis from the stressful, skinny, and beautiful streets just outside, Thibiant is known for their extravagant manicures and their soothing facials that leave you feeling all dewy, glowy, and twenty-years-old (without the angst).  While you’re there, you may as well indulge in a Mud Wrap, a Salt Scrub, or a Hydro-Massage.  They know just what you need and how to give it to you, which isn’t something you can often say about most others.

Thibiant is located at 449 N Canon Drive in Beverly Hills 310. 278.7565

Bliss Spa

Now with two locations, Bliss Spa and their charismatic, friendly style is one of the most welcoming and simultaneously least pretentious spas throughout this city of angels.  Their menu is long and filled with any kind of massage you can think of – all with very straightforward, clever names.  If you’ve got to quickly relax during the work day, book a 30 minute Rapid Rub appointment.  If you’re going down the more opulent-day-at-the-spa route, Bliss has got you covered – a Blissage 105, for example, paired with a Nerve Whacker and a Hair Dew may be just the right thing to revitalize your all of your senses.  Located in LA’s two W Hotels (Westwood and Hollywood), you can follow your massage with a drink and some people watching – But then you’d just need another massage.

Bliss Spa is located in the W Hotels in Westwood at 930 Hilgard Ave 310.208.8765 and in Hollywood at 6250 Hollywood Blvd

323.798.1300

Kinara

It may be small, but that doesn’t mean you should underestimate the power of its abilities to completely relax you.  Waxing and nails are taken care of downstairs next to a waiting lounge that makes you want to redecorate your house.  When you’re whisked upstairs by your masseuse (plush white robe obviously adorned), your shoulders immediately melt away from your ears.  Once you’re done experiencing a Turkish Salt Glow Scrub (or a Bora Bora Scrub), you may want to make sure you’re set up with a Swedish Massage and maybe a Foot Therapy add-on.  Time to go all out.

Kinara is located at 656 N. Robertson Blvd. in West Hollywood 310.657-9188

Argyle Spa at the Sunset Tower Hotel

For when you want to feel like Cary Grant at his most relaxed – a common request, we’re sure – the Sunset Tower Hotel delivers.  The space is iconic LA in that it harks back to the glamor of old Hollywood. And where better to wind down than in their Argyle Spa? They offer everything from their Argyle Custome Massage to a Four Handed Massage that’s in a class of it’s own.  To enhance your experience, you can add Buddha Nose Therapeutic Balms, Salt Scrubs, or a Seaweed Detox Crystal Bath, just to get you started.  It will be a tough job being here all day, but someone’s got to do it.

Argyle Spa at the Sunset Tower Hotel is located at 8385 Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood 323.654.7100